HI HR43

Urges the Department of Transportation to work with the City and County of Honolulu to plan and implement alternative ingress and egress routes for Pacific Palisades.

Identifies Pacific Palisades as vulnerable to natural disasters with only one access road (Komo Mai Drive), a single-lane, winding, steep road with a hairpin turn.

Requires the Department of Transportation to submit a plan with a completion timeline for an alternative emergency egress route to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2025 Regular Session convenes.

Cites lessons from the Maui wildfires and emergency preparedness best practices emphasizing the need for multiple evacuation routes to reduce emergency response times.

Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation and Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.